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Satapatha-brahmana [sanskrit]
147,532 words | ISBN-10: 812080113X | ISBN-13: 9788120801134
The Sanskrit text of the Satapatha-brahmana: One of the largest works in the category of Vedic (Brahmaic) literature, narrating in extensive detail the various rites, constructions, chants and utensils to be used in Hindu ceremonies. Alternative titles: Śatapathabrāhmaṇa (शतपथब्राह्मण), Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (शतपथ-ब्राह्मण) Shatapathabrahma (shatapatha).
Verse 10.6.1.9
atha hovāca janaṃ śārkarākṣyam sāyavasa kaṃ tvaṃ vaiśvānaraṃ vettheti divameva rājanniti hovācomiti hovācaiṣa vā atiṣṭhā vaiśvānara etaṃ hi vai tvamatiṣṭhāṃ vaiśvānaraṃ vettha tasmāttvaṃ samānānatitiṣṭhasi yo vā etamatiṣṭhāṃ vaiśvānaraṃ vedāpa punarmṛtyuṃ jayati sarvamāyureti mūrdhā tvā eṣa vaiśvānarasya mūrdhā tvāhāsyadyadi ha nāgamiṣya iti mūrdhā te'vidito'bhaviṣyadyadi ha nāgamiṣya iti vā
Preview of English translation:
9. He then said to Jana Sharkarakshya, “O Sayavasa, as whom knowest thou Vaishvanara?”—“As Heaven only, O king,” he replied.—“Yea,” he said, “that indeed is Vaishvanara Pre-eminence; and because thou knowest the Vaishvanara Pre-eminence, therefore thou art pre-eminent among thine equals; and, verily, he who knows that Vaishvanara Preeminence repels death, and attains all life. But, indeed, this is only the head of Vaishvanara, and thy head would have failed thee, hadst thou not come hither; or the head would have been unknown to thee, hadst thou not come hither.”
For a detailled translation, including proper diacritics and footnotes, go the full English translation.
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 10.6.1.9
The Satapatha Brahmana (In Five Volumes)
by Julius Eggeling (1882)
2551 pages; [Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.]
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The Satapatha Brahmana (3 volumes)
by Dr Jeet Ram Bhatt (2009)
Sanskrit Text with English Translation; 1726 pages; [Publisher: Eastern Book Linkers]; ISBN: 9788178541693
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The Satapatha Brahmana (With The Commentary of Sayanacarya and Harisvamin)
by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (2002)
3483 pages; [शतपथ ब्राह्मणम्] According to the Madhyandina Recension; Commetaries: (1) Vedarthaprakash (Vedartha-prakasha) by Shrimat-Trayibhashyakar Sayanacharya, (2) Sarvavidyanidhana Kavindracharya Saraswati.
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Studies in the Satapatha-Brahmana
by Dr. (Mrs.) Santi Banerjee (1993)
236 pages; [Publisher: Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar]
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Cultural Study of the Satapatha Brahman (in Hindi)
by Dr. Urmila Devi Sharma (1982)
106 pages; Shatapatha Brahmana Ek Sanskritik Adhyan; [Publisher: Meharchand Lakshmandas Publications]
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